Gender
Male Female X
Age
Under 18 18-30 31-50 X Over 50
1. To which group of Islam do you belong?
Sunnis X Shi’ite Other Don’t know
2. Were you born into your religion?
Yes No X
a) If not, why did you convert?
Because in studying Islam anticipating a move to the Middle East, I decided it was the True Way.
b) How long have you been a member?
About 3 or 4 years
3. Does your religion affect your daily life / schedule?
Absolutely X Yes No Not really Not sure
a) If yes, in what ways is your daily life / schedule affected?
We must pray 5 times a day, which means waking up very early in the morning (right now it is 6 AM, but it is earlier in the summer) and organizing your life around the prayer. In the month of Ramadan, we fast for the entire month so our eating is limited to between sunset and sunrise, which also affects our whole lives.
4. Would you say that your actions are influenced by your religion?
Absolutely X Yes No Not really Not sure
a) Give a reason for your answer
In Islam, one must always be conscious of Allah, so everything we do, we keep Him in mind and always try to please Him.
5. What are some of your major religious beliefs?
That Allah is One without partners, that Muhammad was the final Messenger of Allah, that Allah is the Supreme Creator (and many, many other things)
a) Which belief do you think is the most important and why?
I cannot pick just one, because there is so much that is integral to this faith that to leave one out is to belittle it.
6. What are the ‘Five Pillars of Islam’?
The Shahada, the Sallah, the Zakat, the Sawm, and the Hajj
a) How do they affect your life?
The Shahada is what brings us into Islam and we repeat it every day in our prayers. The Sallah (prayer) is what we live our lives around. Zakat I will admit does not affect me as I do not have wealth that sits for a year that I have to make zakat on, but I try to give charity throughout the year in other ways. The Sawm (fast) during Ramadan is something that throws your life (or at least my life) completely upside down in the most wonderful and spiritual of ways. I cannot go on Hajj because a woman needs a mahram (a related male) to go with her and I do not have one.
7. Say what is meant by the following:
Tauhid - Tawhid is the Oneness of Allah, that He is Alone Without Partners, that His Names and Attributes are incomparable and unique, and Allah is alone in the right to be worshiped
Risalah - The Message, and the way of communication between Allah and Mankind by way of His Messengers and Prophets
Akhira - what comes after we die, and what comes after the Last Judgement. The afterlife.
8. What is meant by the following terms:
Oneness of God - Allah is One without partners, and He alone has the right to be worshiped. Allah is alone and is not a part of His creation, nor is His creation a part of Him.
Oneness of Mankind - Mankind is one creation, and no party of man is better than another other than through righteousness.
Oneness of the Message - All of Allah's messengers came with the same message - that there is no God but Allah.
9. Do you live by all the beliefs of Islam?
Absolutely Yes X No Not really Not sure But I am not perfect. 
10. Is one punished for not obeying all the beliefs of Islam?
Absolutely X Yes No Not really Not sure
a) If yes, how would one be punished?
One can be punished by Allah in this life, or in the afterlife. In areas where Shari'ia law is the law of the land, one might also be punished by people.
11. How were you taught about all the beliefs of your religion?
By reading books and watching lectures on Youtube, and also by watching Peace TV and GuideUS TV.
12. What is your concept of life?
Life is a gift and a test from Allah to see if we are worthy of Jannah (Heaven)
a) What do you think will happen after death?
After we go to the grave, we await Judgement Day, where we will be called to account for our lives. If we lived righteous lives, our Book of Deeds will be handed to us in our right hand in front of us, and if we were sinners, our Book of Deeds will be handed to us in our left hands behind our backs. If we were righteous, we go to Jannah, if we were sinners, and did not repent, we go to Jahannam (Hell)
13. What do you believe about your supreme being?
That He loves His creation, and that we were created to worship Him. I could write a book about all of his attributes, but others have already done so.
14. Would you consider Allah to be the same God as the God in Christianity and Judaism?
Absolutely X Yes No Not really Not sure
Give a reason for your answer
There is only one God, and Allah is the same God as the God of the Christians and the Jews. Unfortunately their ancestors distorted the Message brought by the messengers and prophets and thus they do not worship the same way we do. As a general rule.
15. Would you refer to Allah as your heavenly father?
Absolutely Yes No X Not really Not sure
a) Give a reason for your answer
Allah is my Creator, but He is not my father. Fatherhood implies a mother, and Allah has no partners. To create, all He has to say is "Be", and it is. My father's name is Ken.
16. Is Muhammad an important figure in your religion?
Absolutely X Yes No Not really No
a) Give a reason for your answer
Muhammad (pbuh) was the final Messenger and Prophet of Allah. It is his words, along with the words of Allah, that have been preserved as the final revelation for all mankind.
17. What bad deeds do you refer to as sins?
Adultery, drinking alcohol, smoking (as I sit here admittedly with a cigarette), but the BIG one is worshiping other than Allah.
18. What will happen on judgement day?
People write whole books on this subject. But a very, VERY brief overview is that the earth will be wiped clean, and all - living and dead - will be called to account for their actions. Those deserving will be sent to Heaven, and those not deserving will be sent to the Hellfire.
19. What makes Islam different from other religions?
It is the only religion where the Revelation from Allah has been UNCHANGED since it was revealed, and His Message has been passed down untainted, so we know exactly what we must do to please Allah.
a) What makes it similar?
Many other religions worship the same God, but in different ways.
I hope this was helpful, insha'Allah!
